Arrowverse Midseason Return Trailer Includes Black Lightning

The Arrowverse midseason return trailer includes a cameo by The CW’s latest DC superhero addition, Black Lightning (Cress Williams). Arrow launched The CW’s shared DC TV universe in 2012, introducing viewers to Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and eventually spinning off Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) into his own TV series on the network. Although Supergirl debuted before DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (itself, an Arrow/Flash spinoff) in the fall of 2015, the show originally aired on CBS and didn’t officially become part of the Arrow multiverse until the season 1 episode “Worlds Finest” aired in March of 2016. Supergirl then moved to The CW for its sophomore season and has been firmly part of The CW superhero family since then.

Black Lightning won’t be part of the Arrowverse when its freshman season premieres next week, even though Arrowverse co-creator and chief architect Greg Berlanti is among the ...

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